Basketball team in Israel
Hapoel Galil Elyon (Hebrew : הפועל גליל עליון ), also known as Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion for sponsorship reasons, is an Israeli basketball club. The team competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League , the top tier of Israeli basketball, and internationally in the Balkan League . The team represents the northern region of the country – the Upper Galilee , and the Golan Heights .
In June 2008, the club rights in the Israeli Basketball Premier League transferred to Hapoel Gilboa (which had previously been merged with Hapoel Afula , which regained their independence) to form a new club, Hapoel Gilboa Galil , which represents the Gilboa and Lower Galilee regions. The team was re-established in 2009.[1]
History
American-Israeli Brad Leaf played for 12 years for Hapoel Galil Elyon.[2] [3] [4] Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP award in 1989–90.[4] Israeli Basketball Premier League Quintet , an award given to the five best players of each season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[5]
In 1992–93 the club, then coached by Pini Gershon , became the first club based outside Tel Aviv to win the Israeli Championship , ending Maccabi Tel Aviv's 23-year winning streak. They also won the State Cup twice, in 1988 and 1992.
Between 1990 and 2008, several of the Israel's most successful basketball players came through the club, including Nadav Henefeld , Oded Kattash , Doron Sheffer , Gur Shelef , Lior Eliyahu , and Sharon Sasson , earning the team the nickname "the Israeli basketball college ".
In 2021, the club was promoted from the Israeli National League to the Israeli Basketball Premier League for the first time since the merger.
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Hapoel Galil Elyon roster
Players
Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name
Ht. Wt. Age
SG 4
Feldeine, James
(1988-06-26 ) 26 June 1988
G 5
Rosenbaum, Daniel
(1997-02-11 ) 11 February 1997
F/C 7
Ruina, Miron
(1998-03-25 ) 25 March 1998
F 8
Amsalem, Lotan
(2001-11-19 ) 19 November 2001
F 10
Carreira, Lior
(1997-08-14 ) 14 August 1997
G 12
Maoz, Ziv
(2002-09-12 ) 12 September 2002
PG 13
Huber, Roi (C)
(1997-02-10 ) 10 February 1997
G 14
Guy, Chen
(2000-12-25 ) 25 December 2000
G 20
Cohen, Ron
(2002-07-13 ) 13 July 2002
G 23
Hen, Or
(2005-05-11 ) 11 May 2005
G 33
Peleg, Yahel
(2002-05-29 ) 29 May 2002
Head coach Barak Peleg Assistant coach(es) Avishai Gordon Sagi Shalev Legend (C) Team captainDecember 2, 2023
Depth chart
The Israeli League rule requires every team to have at least one Israeli on the court at any time.
There should be at least 7 Israelis and up to 5 foreigners on a 12-men game sheet. Source: basket.co.il
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either:
Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
